Dyeing-machine



(NoModelQ) J. HUSSONG.

DYBING MACHINE. No. 450,020. Patented Apr. 7, 1891..

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JOSEPH HUSSONG, 0F CAMDEN, NE\V JERSEY.

DYEING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,020, dated April 7, 1891.

Application led December 3, 1890. Serial No. 373,483. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, JOSEPH HUSSONG, of Camden` in the county of Camden and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Dyeing-lllachine, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to dyeing-machines such as shown and described in the Letters Patent of the United States No. 394,69l, dated December 18, ISSS, and granted to Henry Hussong and the undersigned.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved dyeing-machine, which is simple and durable in construction, very effective in operation, and more especially designed for dyeing slubbing.

The invention consists of a cage adapted to be held in the vat and adapted to be connected with a series of bell-crank levers actuated from a crank-arm on a rocking shaft.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details'and combinations ot' the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same on theline a; @ein Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of part of the improvement, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged side elevation of one of the bearings.

The improved dyeing-machine is provided with a vat A of suitablel size and construction, and in which is held to swing a cage or frame B, preferably of the construction shown, being provided with two vertical posts I3 and B2, connected with each other near the top and bot-tom by longitudinal beams and Bl, in which are held transversely and horizontally extending rods B5 and B, respectively, arranged opposite each other, as is plainly shown in Fig. 2, and adapted to carry the yarn to be dyed.

On the upper ends of the posts B and B2 are secured eyes BT, adapted to be hooked onto suitable means for raising the cage ont of the vat or placing it therein. On the upper ends of the posts B and BL are also secured transversely-extending rods C and C',

respectively, extending across the upper edges of the sides of the vatand a suitable distance beyond the Sides, as is plainly shown in Fig. 1. A

The outer ends of the rods C and C engage bearings D, each formed or secured on one arm on a bell-crank lever E or E', respectively, pivoted on the outsides of the sides of the vat A. The two bell-crank levers E, supporting the rod C, are connected by links F with the respective bell-crank levers E', supporting the rod C. The front. ends of the links F project slightly beyond the said bellcrank levers E', and are pivotally connected with the ends of a U-shaped link G, extending at its middle part across the front end of the vat A. I

The middle part of the link G is adapted t0 engage one of a series ofnotches II and II',

formed in an arm H, secured on a trans-v versely-extending shaft I, mounted to turn in suitable bearings on the bottom of the vat A at the outside thereof. 0n one end of the shaft I is secured a crank-arm J, pivotally connected by a link K with the crank-disk L, secured on one end of a shaft N, `connected with suitable machinery for imparting a rotary motion to the said shaft N, so as to rock the shaft I and impart a swinging motion to the cage B within the vat A.

Each of the bearings D is preferably of the construction shown more clearly in detail in Fig. 4, the said bearing being provided with an L-shaped cap D', pivoted at D2 to one fork of the bearing D. A pin D3 passes through the bearing D below the rod C, and engages with one end the free end ofthe cap D. The opposite end ot thc pin D3 is provided with two collars or knobs D1, between which extends the free end cfa spring D5 to hold the said pin D3 in a normal position-that is, in engagement with the cap D-as illustrated in Fig. et. When the operator desires to remove the cage B from the vat A, the caps D have to be opened, and this is accomplished by the operator pulling on one of the collars D4, so as to withdraw pin Di'i from the respective cap D. The latter can then be swung open to permit the rod C or C to be lifted out of the bearings D.

The operation is as follows: The vat is lled in the usual'manner with the dyeing-liquid and the cage or 'trame is placed therein, the material tol be dyed being hung on the sets ot transverse rods and B, As the latter extend equally on both sides of the beams B3 and B4 the cage is equally Weighted. The lrods C and C are placed in the bearings D and locked therein by closing the caps D by the pins D3, as previously described. 'Vhen the main driving-shaft N is now rotated, the crank-disk L, the link K, and the arm .I irnpart a rocking motion to the shaft I, Which v latter, by the notched arm H and the U- shaped link G, imparts a swinging motion to the several bell-crank levers E and E', connected with each other by links F. The bellcrank levers E and E operate in unison, and by their bearings D engaging the rods C and C, respectively, impart an up'and-dovvn swinging motion to the cage or frame B, so that the latter, with the material to be dyed, is moved to and fro in the dye.

It is understood that the shaft I is preferably extended along a series ot' vats A, so as to actnate simultaneously a number of cages or frames in the series of vats. The motion of any one ot' the cages or frames can be interrupted at any time by lifting the respective U-shaped link G outv of the respective notch I-I or H2 in the arm I-I. Vhen the material has been dyed, the caps D are thrown open, and the eyes BT are connected with thehoisting machinery for lifting the cage or frame out of the vat in the usual manner. By engaging the U-shaped link G with a notch farther from or nearer t0 the shaft I on the arm II, more or less motion is imparted to the cage Il, according to the material to be treated.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patenty l. In a dyeing-machine, the combination, with the vat, of a lcage adapted to be held in the said vat, sets ot connected bell-crank levers pivoted on the sides of the vat and sup porting the said'cage, a link connected with two of the said bell-crank levers and a rockshaft connected with the said link, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a dyeing-machine, the combination, with the vat, of a cage adapted to be held on the said vat, sets of connected bell-crank levers pivoted on the sides of the vat and supporting the said cage, a link connected with two of the said bell-crank levers, and a rockshaft provided withY an arm having notches adapted to be engaged by the said link, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a dyeing-machine, the combination,

Awith a cage adapted to be held in a dyeingva-t and provided with rigid cross-rods, of sets of connected bell-crank levers supporting the said cage, a U-shaped link connected at'its ends with one of the said sets of bell-crank levers, a notched arm engaged at one of its notches by the middle part of the said link, and a rock-shaft carrying the said notched arm, substantially as shown and described.

4f. In a dyeing-machine, the combination, with a cage adapted to be held in a dyeingvat and provided with rigid cross-rods, of sets of connected bell-crank levers supporting the said cage, a U-shaped link connected at its ends With one of the said sets of bell-crank levers, a notched arm engaged at one of its notches by the middle part of the said link, a rock-shaft carrying the said notched arm, and means, substantially as described, for imparting a rocking motion to the said shatt,as set forth. p

5. In a dyeing-machine, the combination, with a cage provided with fixed cross-rods, of levers provided with bearings engaging the said rods, each bearing being provided with a hinged cap, and a spring-pressed pin adapted to engage the said cap to locky the latter in place, substantially as shown and described.

JOSEPH HUSSONG. Witnesses:

JAMES M. OAssADY, T. F. BOARDMAN. 

